Rogers Wave uses static IP addresses, BC-Tel ADSL uses DHCP.
If you go with ADSL, you'll need to compile a DHCP client like
the one in the ISC DHCP server package. There's also a different
linux client called dhcpcd (dhcp client daemon) which you can
find on the linux sites. DHCP can be a little tricky to get working
since the code (and the spec) is relatively new.
>
> I've read up on ADSL and Wave and they're insisting on P100s. I think
> this is a crock personally, my ethernet is 10 MBits which is at least
> twice as fast as ADSL and Wave, and the 486 has no problems.
This is probably just to cover themselves on support issues.
>
> Is there a bit limit on either of these methods? I don't want to go into
> the second week of the month and find out that my limit has been used up.
>
> So what do you people think is the best way to go?
>
ADSL is clearly the superior technology if you're close enough to
a BCTel CO, but the static IP addresses used by Wave are a bit of
a bonus too (assuming you want to setup an SMTP server etc).
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